Subject Matter Index I

• Identification of goods/services— 1402
  • accuracy of— 1402.05
  • advertising services— 1402.11(i)
  • ambiguous— 1402.07(b)
  • amendment of portion— 1402.13
  • amendment permitted to clarify or limit— 1402.06 – 1402.06(b)
  • amusement apparatus— 1401.11(b)
  • association services— 1402.11(c)
  • award programs— 1402.11(j)
  • bonus programs— 1402.11(h)
  • broad terms in— 1402.03 ; 1402.03(a)
  • certification mark— 1306.02(c)
  • charitable services— 1402.11(d)
  • clarification of— 1402.06 – 1402.06(b)
  • classification— 1401
  • collective membership mark application— 1304.02(c)
  • components or ingredients— 1402.05(a)
  • computer programs and software, recorded or downloadable— 1402.03(d)
  • computer services— 1402.11(a)
  • consulting services— 1402.11(e)
  • date of changes to USPTO ID manual— 1401.13
  • deletion of items from— 1104.10(b)(iii) ; 1107 ; 1108.02(d) ; 1109.13 ; 1402.06(a) ; 1604.09(b) ; 1609.03 ; 1613.09(b) ; 1716.04(d)
  • dietetic substances— 1401.11(d)
  • distribution of video tapes, audio tapes, and videodiscs— 1402.11(f)
  • electric/electrothermic goods— 1401.11(a)
  • entitlement to filing date with respect to— 202.02 ; 1402.02
  • final refusal pertaining to— 714.05(a)(ii)
  • food additives— 1401.05(e) ; 1401.11(c)
  • “full line of”— 1402.03(c) ; 1902.02(f)(i)
  • game-playing apparatus— 1401.11(b)
  • general guidelines— 1402.01(a)
  • geographical indication terminology appearing in— 1402.03(g)
  • gift baskets— 1401.05(a) ; 1902.02(g)(iii)
  • house mark— 1402.03(b) ; 1902.02(f)(i)
  • identical language in more than one class not permitted— 1401.05(c)
  • in amendment to allege use— 1104.10(b)(iii)
  • in international application— 1902.02(f) – 1902.02(f)(ii)
  • in request for extension of time to file statement of use— 1108.02(d)
  • in response to IB notice of irregularity— 1902.07(c)(ii)
  • in statement of use— 1109.13
  • in §44 application may not exceed scope of those in foreign registration— 1012 ; 1402.01(b)
  • in §66(a) application— 1402.01(c) ; 1904.02(c) – (c)(v)
  • inappropriate in collective membership mark application— 1304.02(c)
  • inclusive terminology in— 1402.03(a)
  • industry terms— 1402.03(f)
  • information services— 1402.11(b)
  • kits— 1401.05(a) ; 1902.02(g)(iii)
  • lawful use— 1401.14(f)
  • limitation of list of goods/services in international registration— 1904.02(e)(ii) ; 1904.03(g) ; 1904.15 ; 1906.01 ; 1906.01(e)
  • limiting by amendment — 1402.06 – 1402.06(a)
  • location of— 1402.01(d)
  • manual of acceptable identifications— 1402.04
  • marketing services— 1401.11(e) ; 1402.11(j)
  • marketing and advertising— 1402.11(i)
  • meal replacements— 1401.11(d)
  • medical vs. non-medical goods— 1401.05(b)
  • moving goods/services between companion applications— 1402.08
  • negative language in— 1402.06(a)
  • online publications— 1402.11(a)(x)
  • “ordinary-meaning” test for determining scope of— 1402.07(a)
  • parenthesis and brackets should not be used in— 707.02 ; 1402.12
  • printed publications, downloadable or recorded— 1402.03(e) ; 1402.11(a)(x)
  • recorded entertainment services— 1402.11(g)
  • registered marks appearing in— 1402.09
  • scope of, for amendment purposes— 1402.07 ; 1402.07(d) ; 1402.07(e)
  • services— 1402.11
  • specificity of terms in— 1402.01 ; 1402.03 ; 1402.03(d) ; 1402.03(e)
  • systems— 1401.05(d)
  • trademark protection system terminology appearing in— 1402.03(g)
  • trademarks/service marks appearing in— 1402.09
  • unacceptable amendments— 1402.15
  • unambiguous— 1402.07(c)
• Immoral or scandalous matter— 1203.01
• Improper use of registration notice— 906.02
• Inadvertently issued registration— 1109.15(a) ; 1503.04 ; 1609.10(a) ; 1904.14
• Incomplete application materials— 204 – 204.03
• Incomplete response to Office action— 611.05(a) – 611.05(c) ; 718.03 – 718.03(b) ; 1713.01 – 1713.02 ; 1714.01(f)(ii)(A)
• Incontestability
  • affidavit of (§15) ( See Affidavit of incontestability)
  • effect in examination— 1216.02
• Indexing against recorded document not permitted— 503.07
• Individual as applicant
  • citizenship of— 803.04
  • doing business under assumed name— 803.02 ; 803.02(a)
  • name of— 803.02 ; 803.02(a)
• Individual, living, name or likeness of ( See Consent to register by living individual)
• Individuals who may practice before Office in trademark matters— 602 – 602.03(c)
• Informal application materials— 204 – 204.03
• Informal communications with examining attorney— 304.01 ; 709.04 ; 709.05
• Information, examining attorney’s request for— 814
• Informational matter
  • as mark— 1202.04 ; 1301.02(a)
  • in drawing, deletion of— 807.12(b) ; 807.12(c) ; 807.13(b) ; 807.14(a)
• Initial examination
• must be complete— 704.01
• of intent-to-use applications— 1102 – 1102.04
• Inquiry
  • by examining attorney— 814
  • from Congressional office— 1802
  • from member of press— 1804
  • from third party regarding ex parte matter— 1806
  • general inquiries from public— 1805
  • letter of, with respect to suspended application— 716.05
  • regarding status of pending matters— 108 – 108.03 ; 1705.05
• Insignia, refusal to register mark comprising— 1204
• Inspection of Office records— 109 – 109.03 ; 503.08
• Institutions, defined for purposes of §2(a)— 1203.03(a)(ii)
• “Insurance” extension of time to file statement of use— 1108.03 – 1108.03(a) ; 1109.16(c) – 1109.06(d)
• Intent-to-use applications ( See also Amendment to allege use, Notice of allowance, Request for extension of time to file statement of use, and Statement of use)
  • allegation of use required prior to registration— 1103
  • assignment of— 501.01(a)
  • averments— 804.02 ; 806.01(b) ; 1101
  • distinctiveness under §2(f)— 1212.09
  • initial examination of:
  • color marks— 1202.05(h)
  • configuration— 1202.02(d)
  • drawings— 807.12(a) ; 1102.02 ; 1104.10(b)(vi) ; 1109.12
  • for use as mark— 704.01 ; 1102 – 1102.01
  • identification of goods/services— 1104.10(b)(iii) ; 1108.02(d) ; 1109.13
  • ornamentation— 1202.03(e)
  • product design or packaging— 1202.02(d)
  • publication of— 1105
  • Supplemental Register— 1102.03
  • trade dress— 1202.02(d)
  • under§1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d), 2(e)— 1102.01
• Inter-American Convention— 1001 ; Appendix B
• Interference, petition to declare— 1208.03 – 1208.03(c) ; 1507
• “Internal inconsistencies,” amendment of drawing to cure not permitted— 807.14(d)
• International Alphabetical List— 1401.02(c)
• International applications for registration— 1902 – 1902.07(f)
  • certification by USPTO— 1902.03
  • classification in— 1902.02(g) – 1902.02(g)(iii)
  • color claim— 1902.02(e)
  • description of mark— 1902.02(k)
  • drawing— 1902.02(d)
  • examination by IB— 1902.06
  • fee for— 1902.02(i)
  • form for filing— 1902.02(a)
  • identification of goods and services— 1902.02(f) – 1902.02(f)(ii)
  • irregularities in— 1902.07 – 1902.07(f)
  • requirements for complete international application— 1902.05
  • requirements for date of receipt in USPTO— 1902.02
• International Bureau— 1900 (introductory text)
• International fees— 1903.02
• International registrations— 1901
  • application for— 1902 – 1902.07(f)
  • as basis for §44 application— 1016
  • cancellation of, by International Bureau— 1904.08 ; 1906.01(e)
  • central attack— 1902.09
  • changes to— 1906.01 – 1906.01(i)
  • correction of— 1904.03(f) ; 1904.14 ; 1906.01(f)
  • date of— 1902.04
  • dividing— 1906.01(a)(iv)
  • in general— 1901
  • invalidation— 1904.07
  • limitation in list of goods/services— 1904.03(g) ; 1904.15 ; 1906.01(e)
  • renewal of— 1905
  • restriction of holder’s rights of disposal— 1906.01(b)
  • who can file— 1902.01
• International trademark agreements— 1001 ; Appendix B
• Internet domain names, marks comprising— 1209.03(m) ; 1215 – 1215.10
• Internet evidence— 710.01(b)
• Interruption of U.S. Postal Service— 303 ; 305.04
• Interview with applicant or attorney— 709 – 709.06